Mets top Pirates on Baxter's pinch-hit single

Summary of 3 articles · Updated May 10, 2013

Baxter delivered his second winning pinch-hit in three days. Lagares robbed Andrew McCutchen of a go-ahead hit with a leaping catch at the wall in the top of the ninth inning, then Baxter's pinch-hit single in the bottom half sent the New York Mets over t… (more)he Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 on Thursday night. “I come in about the fifth and move around and stretch, take some swings,” Baxter said. When Baxter walked five times in a game last season, Alderson congratulated him personally. Swinging at the first two pitches, he converted yet again, singling to send the Mets to a 3-2, walk-off win against the Pirates at Citi Field. This season, he is 5 for 9 as a pinch-hitter, including leading the Mets to two final-inning wins this week. So if you get a pitch in the zone, especially a fastball that you're looking for, you should probably go ahead and try to get your timing on that first one."